Could the return of Jeremy Lin be on the horizon?

The Warriors, per a league source, have informed the Houston they would consider acquiring Lin from the Rockets via trade. Houston is reportedly shopping Lin in case they need to create cap space for Carmelo Anthony or LeBron James.

The Warriors have a $9.8 million trade exception leftover from the trade that sent Andris Biedrins and Richard Jefferson’s expiring contract to Utah. Though Lin is scheduled to make $14.9 million, only $8.37 will count against the salary cap. That means the Warriors can absorb Lin’s contract without giving up any players.

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Nothing is imminent, the source said. It’s one of many options the Warriors are weighing.

It should be noted, the players the Warriors would prefer more is Chandler Parsons. But with no back-up guards under contract outside of Nemanja Nedovic, the Warriors could really use Lin.

They not only need a back-up for Stephen Curry, they need someone who can get to the basket. Lin’s strength is penetrating and finishing.

He’s also developed into a steady outside shooter. Last season, Lin shot 35.8 percent from the field and had a true shooting percentage of 57.2, both career-highs.

With New York and Houston, Lin has proven he can play the point guard position. So it stands to reason he is more than capable of filling in for Curry.

In 2011, the Warriors waived Jeremy Lin, who they signed as an undrafted free agent the year before, to clear cap space for a run at free agent center DeAndre Jordan. Lin went onto star become a global star, leading the Knicks to the playoffs.

Acquiring Lin, though, would put the Warriors close to next year’s luxury tax. So acquiring Lin (without dumping other salaries) would limit the teams flexibility going forward. For instance, using the full mid-level exception would like put the Warriors into the luxury tax.

Is Lin worth paying the tax for? Can the Warriors get a similar player, like Rodney Stuckey, for the mid-level and have more wiggle room under the tax? Would this hurt their chances at Kevin Love (considering taking back Kevin Martin would really be a blow to their cap)?

These are questions the Warriors would have to answer should the Rockets start shedding salary for Carmelo Anthony.

Wait…so you’re not ok with taking back Kevin Martin even if it means getting Kevin Love….but you’re cool with Jeremy Freaking Lin for $9plus mil a year?! You do that you’re just as cash strapped as you’d be with Martin, except you don’t have a 26 and 12 beast starting for you at PF. Lacob needs to get over letting Lin get away. The days of “Linsanity” are never coming back.

Booga

Martin has 3 years/21 million left on his deal, Lin 1 year/8.37 million. The worst part about Martin’s contract is limiting the team’s flexibility going forward and taking away their ability to use the MLE. Lin probably puts the team in the luxury tax this year, but he’s an expiring contract.

Ken

paying 15M for 8M cap relief tho… is that worth it?

sportfisher

Just ask the warriors owner.

Grace Nsns

Is that your money? if not why bother. Plus Lin makes tons of money himself, that’s why Les vetoed a potential trade of Lin last off-season.

Chipdip

Grace, don’t even bother with this Ken. He is brain dead. No one really worth that kind of money to play basketball at all if you ask me. But if they want to pay all these players that kind of millions so be it. Lin is not a superstar (may be one day he will be) but Houston willingly paid him the millions and he performed very well even under the restrictive environment. It is now up to another team to evaluate if he worths it for the coming year. Ken, you stay in your bed and don’t make another nonsense.

Ken

i’m not blaming Lin for taking the money – i’m saying for the W’s, do u really wanna pay that much for a guy coming off the bench who won’t play that much. this isn’t hou with Patrick Beverly starting so Lin will play 30mins/night. There’s two legit stars starting, they need a guy to fill the steve blake/jordan crawford role… that’s <20 mins a night…

still sound brain dead??

busherbee

1) it’s undoubtedly an upgrade over blake and crawford 2) the international tv rights, tv ratings and sellouts alone make up for the cash 3) they get a bench player who has the ability to take over a game 4) his strengths match golden state better than the rocket’s isolation ball. Regardless of his backup status, he’s a draw in that market, and ultimately basketball is entertainment.

Ken

see my reply below

Ken

8M for a bench guy… very expensive, not to mention he can’t shoot

sportfisher

Cant shoot? Harden had lower % than lin.

Ken

are u sure? check the stats man and then apologize

sportfisher

Check the stats with lin starting. Not with him coming off bench for faggot asss mchale

Ok that’s enough, I cant argue – Lin is CLEARLY the better player of the two…. LMAO

feltball

The smarter player of the two for sure.

The better team player and the player who makes his team mates better. Not like Hogden there !

sportfisher

Seriously, beside being a volume shooter to get higher average, harden is a ballhogggggwith ,no D, plus TOs

jabberjibbers

Lin was clearly better than Harden in the playoffs. Imagine if Harden was injured and Lin was a starter. Rox would have went pass the 1st round.

Harden sucked so bad. 80 million for his sorry overrated no D playing ass?

Fear the Beard! (If he’s playing for your team). LOL

tootskie

OGAG,……youre James Hogden’s water boy…..

sportfisher

Not a starting pg? Lin was put to bench because of “defensive excuse”. That was nothing but bullshit by mchale. If he wanted more D. Harden should be the 15th man on the rosters.

jabberjibbers

Harden has more TO’s than Lin. Oh, what matters is how you do at the playoffs. And Harden CHOKED in the playoffs while Lin won them 2 games.

Harden in one game took 30+ attempts to score 30pts.

Ken

why are we comparing harden to lin??? they’re in different leagues!!

harden PLAYS more and handles the ball more, OF COURSE he’s gonna have more TOs… have a look when Lin had the ball in his hands all the time in NY – he was a turnover machine then too.

Look at Jeremy’s playoff averages btw…. he’s not so great in the playoffs too (when he can actually get on the court).

Grace Nsns

Lin played with his back spasm issue that’s why his shooting was off for post-season, but his clutch stats were excellent, he’s a clutch player. His shooting improved a lot this season, 35.8% 3pt%, getting better every year consistently. Your ‘cant shoot’ impression was way old.

sportfisher

First was TOs then cant shoot. Bitchess like u needs to watch more basketball. And check the stats.

r3d3mption

im a punisher…do you know what that means? i make people ,like you who think they are smart, very stupid
for the 2013-2014 season lin shot 44.6 fg 35.8 3 point
harden shot 45.6 fg 36.6 3 point…. he got paid 13.7 mil
now by your standards harden is not a great shooter either if you claim lin with those stats cant shoot
oh and by the way most gms in the league see harden as the top sg
next time dont open your mouth unitl you think it through cause otherwise you come off as catfish…all lips and no brains…consider this a free lesson

Ken

so you’re trying to argue Lin is as good as Harden too?

r3d3mption

your behind. … just stay down

Ken

you’re a kid, go to bed

Chipdip

Ken, you are so … oh never mind. you have no clue what you are talking about. You should stay in bed and don’t get up.

JL

I think Dragic was pretty average too. matter of fact he sucks. Just look at his first 4 years. His 2 years in Houston with statistically kinda blah. Then he goes to PHX has a good year and boom this year he avgs 20pts and he’s a top PG. It’s simply talent and circumstance. Do I really think Dragic is average or a scrub? Realistically, no. I’ve always thought he had the talent to be very good. I feel the same with Lin. He has to “find his team”.

jabberjibbers

Lin did better than Harden did in the playoffs.

Also Lin manage to get a triple double off the bench. Harden couldn’t even get that with his 40+ minutes, and 30+ shooting attempts. And the Refs on his side. LOL

Have Faith

You said, “8M for a bench guy . . . very expensive, not to mention he can’t shoot.” (your reference to Lin)

r3d3mption showed you Lin’s and Harden’s shooting percentages are very similar. So, if you’re claiming Lin can’t shoot, then if you’re going to be fair and not use a double standard, you’d have to claim Harden can’t shoot . . . or that Lin can, indeed, shoot.

You mentioned Lin’s too expensive at $8M/yr, which is part of a poison-pill contract. Harden’s at $16M/yr, which is double what Lin makes.

Similar shooting percentages, but one makes double as much as the other. Does Lin’s poison pill $8M look that out of line now? How about when comparing Lin to another bench player, Stoudemire who gets $23M?

You don’t like Lin? That’s fine, but don’t trash him for things that aren’t true.

Ken

Harden does many more things…!! one guy has a PER of 23, the other has a PER of 14. Work it out.

One guy is a bench guy, the other is going to be a multi-time allstar / olympic team player… hence the bigger contract…

The fact that you think they’re on equal footing shows just how much u know about bball….

Have Faith

If you read my comment, you’d see I only spoke to the things you brought up. I made no other claims.

And your claim about Lin not being able to shoot – was that out of your vast knowledge of bball?

gettingfat

Harden does many more things……yeah, including slapping his opponents axx when they regularly blow by him. Just go watch some youtube and type James Harden defensiive, and enjoy.

Kenoshi

Lol his PER of 23 sure didn’t help when he missed 4 shots in a row and let Lillard sink that 3ptr in his face.

Barry Allen

Does many more things?

Like not defend?

Or are you talking about Harden’s 36.7% FG% in the last playoffs?

aymen

Ken you are a retard…and you’re a blind hater, there’s nothing worse than a retarded blind hater.

webattorney

I do agree that Harden is a better offensive scorer, but Lin is better than Harden in many areas. Lin’s D is under-rated now, whereas Bev’s D is over-rated (although I think Bev’s D is pretty good); and Harden’s D is accurately observed.

Kenny D

lin is better than harden,,,, oh wait, harden is a better flopper, ,better in turnover ,not. better in BB IQ?not . better D?not. come on man, harden is just a volume shooter like melo. do u understand basketball?, this is a team sport.

LOL…. D-less Haren…. Even though Harden plays no defense to conserve energy and prevent injury, so that he can concentrate purely on offense, he has been a net-negative *offensive* player in too many games. He was just like that in the playoffs as well.

jabberjibbers

LOL, Rox paid $80 mil for a bench guy named James Harden. Talk about overpaid!

This has to be the dumbest move I have ever seen. 80 freaking million for James Harden? WTH!

Jae Park

LOL he can’t shoot? He shot 36% in 3 point shooting last season….wtf is wrong with u

ordinaryjoe

8m is a lot of PG these days. But damn, JL is not average if you ever saw his game. On the fill in days for Haren, he was not “average”. If it has been learned from watching the playoffs, is that a team needs to be rounded. JL in houston benched so some big star “Haren”, no D, can be the man. We saw who showed up for playoffs. Melo is the “man”, look where knicks is.

ordinaryjoe

Look at Miami with 3 bigs. See how that turned out.

webattorney

His 3 point shooting has improved, although not as much as I would like. Yeah, Lin is not a natural 3 point shooter for sure.

feltball

The Asians would go crazy at Oracle.

The Warriors would be very dangerous with an outside shooter and a penetrator.

sportfisher

Lin gotta start. Curry has too many turnovers. All those bitchass commentators dont say sht bout curry. Turnovers only apply to Lin in their fk up mind

Dan Cohen

no way will lin take over curry’s job. Curry has a certain strength.. lin has certain strenght. But Curry can score.. period.

webattorney

Yeah, agree.

Smith A

I agree with you at this point. But I firmly believe Lin will surpass Curry after 12 months from now, as far as offense. Of course Lin is a much better defender and continues to get better. Overall he’s a bit above average defender now – just like Beverley – but he’s one of the better defensive “PG” who had been playing as a SG for the most part.

jabberjibbers

Not just Asians. But Basketball Fans in general.

Anthony Hoang

it’s true… the asians would go CRAZY. and i’m one of them crazy asians. and i got a boat load of money to spend on the games.

Knowledged

wow….you know the salary structure of the NBA is out of whack when you see that someone was willing to give Jeremy Lin $15MM/year. What a joke!

Dan Cohen

I already know it’s out of whack when I see what they gave melo , and also amare!

dons

Lin can make this happen, just say “I’ll tell you what, I’ll play for just $6M” for the opportunity to team with Kerr, play point guard to backup Curry, and off-guard in tandem with Curry — and get out of the abyss in Houston. Money is not everything. Take a cue from Tim Duncan, to win championships.

Henry Black

I’m pretty sure you cant restructure contracts even if he agreed to in the nba.

Dan Cohen

that’s stupid for him to do that.. you are letting morey win. That’s what he wants.. basically signed to a 25 mil/3 year.. and then realized oh should’ve gotten him for cheaper.. and then if he does what you suggested cutting his price, morey say, I got him for a bargain..hahha I win. Lin is stupid if he does what you just suggested.

Whitman Lam

Duncan signed for less AFTER his contract was expired. Players can’t rewrite their contract terms. That’s why it’s called a contract.

New GS Warriors Coach Steve Kerr better get ready to be flooded with lots of new basketball fans who do not know anything about NBA Basketball but are there only because of Jeremy Lin.
But Jeremy Lin could be a good backup point guard behind Stephen Curry and Steve Blake.

Grace Nsns

backup PG? even behind steve Blake? man!

Denzel Boksingero

And be ready for Lin haters who refuse to acknowledge that Lin is a good player.

Ken

how bout the Lin fanboys who refuse to acknowledge he’s just an average player?

Blake

it must have stung real bad for you when Linsanity broke out and proved you don’t know jack about basketball

Denzel Boksingero

How do you define an average NBA player?

Ken

all his stats are around league avg… ppg, shooting %s, PER… he’s a role player with a good head but isn’t an all-star. would u disagree?

Denzel Boksingero

Some of his stats this season playing as a back-up PG (ppg, shooting %, PER) are around the league average. But when he’s occasionally given an opportunity to lead the team, such as during Linsanity and when James Harden does not play, he posts stats that are superstar like. And if you follow the Rockets, you would surely know that Lin has been marginalized by the team for the two reasons, relegated as a back-up and not allowed to play the PG position he excels.

Ken

some of his stats? ALL of his stats are at or below league avg bro. not hating, just stating the facts.

lots of players have big games, they’re not superstars tho. Nate Rob has won playoff games on his own, Terence Jones scored 50 in a game last year, Steve Blake got a triple double… that’s what NBA players can do…. but only the superstars can do it every night

you realize he’s probably going to be a backup/6th man for the rest of his career right?

Denzel Boksingero

* I followed the Rockets but I really don’t remember an NBA game wherein Terence Jones scored 50 points. When you talk about stats to hate on a good player like Jeremy, please be accurate.

All of Lin’s stats are at or below league league average? You’re just purely hating if you state it as a fact.

* Check Lin’s points-per-shot (PPS) stat at ESPN: Out of 98 PGs graded during the regular season, Jeremy Lin’s PPS is at the top 5 (with Eric Bledsoe, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, and Ty Lawson). To be in the Top 5 out of 98 is surely not below average.

* Of the top 50 NBA players in drive attempts during the playoffs, Jeremy Lin (with Lebron James) is among the top 5 in FG% percentage. Surely, this is not your definition of an average NBA player.

* Of the top 15 NBA players in drive attempts during the playoffs, Jeremy Lin is No. 1 in FG% percentage. Surely not your average NBA player.

* Getting a triple double is not an easy thing even for superstars. There are only 26 players in the NBA who got a triple double last season and Jeremy Lin is one of them. Even superstar PGs like Chris Paul and Tony Parker did not get a single triple double last season.

* Out of 26 players who got their triple double, 12 are point guards. Only Jeremy Lin got a triple double off the bench (Steve Blake got his as a starter)

* Lin’s total points in his first five starts is still an NBA record.

I don’t know about you but I don’t have the ability to grasp your forecast (Lin will be backup for the rest of his career). I’d rather wait and see how his career unfolds rather than make biased judgments.

Ken

50 pt game – Terence Ross I meant.

Dude on average, he is average. All your facts are kind of outliers and obscure… drive attempts during the playoffs?? the dude played 6 games.. how does that prove anything??

I can give you stats going the other way too…

- He was 30th in the league amongst PGs in real plus minus (RPM) , 52nd in ORPM

- 25th in 3pts made amongst PGs (below avg)

- “Above average” in turnovers…

i’m not hating man, i know my bball and i don’t have a horse in this race. i’m just saying he’s an avg dude and the *majority* of the stats show it. you can hang onto your glimmers of hope etc but he is who he is…

look at the starting PGs in the league today.. how many are he better than..? i’ll give u Mario Chalmers, jose calderon, ray felton..but i can’t come up with many more.

i mean the standards for PGs are so high in the league today, and there’s more coming into the league every year.. it’s not a knock to say he’ll be a backup…

busherbee

U R focused on stats that came from how he was used in HOU system. That’s why Kerr and the front office professionals see it differently than u.

Brian Urlacher sucked before they reassigned him to the Mike.

Denzel Boksingero

I was trying to disprove your point that ALL Lin’s stats are at or below league average. You’re saying ALL Lin’s stats. It only takes a single stat to disprove your point.

* For 98 PGs rated by ESPN, the average FG% is 39.03%. Lin’s FG% this season is at 44.60%, good for No. 21 out of 98. Surely you have no problem seeing that 44.60% is greater than 39.03%. That’s an above average FG%, higher than some all-star PGs like Westbrook (43.70%), John Wall (43.33), Kyrie Irving (43) and Damian Lillard 42.40.

* The average 3-point FG percentage of 98 PGs is 31.40%. So, Lin’s 35.6% is above average and is better than those of recognized top PGs in the league such as Irving, Bledsoe, Lawson, John Wall, and even Russell Westbrook.

In short, even in key stats that matter, Lin’s stats are clearly not average or below average.

Ken

the majority of his stats are average man, can’t u just admit that?

PER is a pretty good summation of all a player contributes, he’s basically at league avg…

can u possible argue he’s WAY above league average? is he a top 15 PG in the league? u can’t really argue that…

Kenny D

lin is at least top 10 man ,

webattorney

Hard to say that, without seeing him play one season in the fair and accountable system. Right now, he’s a better BB player than during Linsanity. However, I am 100% certain now that his highest potential lies as a PG, not as a SG.

Denzel Boksingero

Dude, why are you changing the parameters of the discussion? Again, I was trying to disprove your argument that ALL Lin’s stats are at or below average.

Again, to be fruitful in our discussion, you must be very clear in your definition of what’s average coz’ I’m getting dizzy with your evolving definition of what you’re really trying to argue here.

Ken

average = league average bro, why u being the grammar police and dissecting every last word. the original pt i said was he’s an avg player…(scroll all the way up)

are u really gonna venimently argue he’s not? is he a top 15 PG? you seem like a sensible guy…

Denzel Boksingero

Average player on what metric? You have to be specific about this. If you’re talking about PER, then his PER during the last two seasons being misused and marginalized by the Rockets was around the league average. But when he’s given opportunity to play his position, like during Linsanity, his PER was above average, around 19 while in New York. And today’s Jeremy Lin has vastly improved as a player both in offense and defense. I believe that he’ll have a star-like PER if he’s used properly and given more opportunities like during Linsanity.

Kenny D

wall, john,damian,westbrook. deron. they are sht if they don’t have the ball in their hand. u r trying to compare lin the SG with theses PG.

Kenoshi

You can’t compare his numbers this season as a backup with limited minutes/usage/touches with a starting PG that has the offense run through him. If you were to compare apples to apples, you’ll have to adjust based on minutes/usage% and he’ll easily have 17/6…In western conference no less, without the offense running through him.

Not to mention his ORTG/DRTG are much better than PGs like Kyrie Irving. How do you account for that?

Barry Allen

“some of his stats? ALL of his stats are at or below league avg bro. not hating, just stating the facts.” – Ken

you also do realize that out of ALL the games Harden/Melo has been out (at least 25+ games), Lin has averaged 22 points / 7 assists right? Let see you call that “below league avg” too.

Briiick

Some clueless fans only read stats. That is why some fake stars pad their stats to attract them.

Ken

how bout PER isn’t that a good stat? or other advanced stats that are out there

tootskie

clueless,dumb,moron,brainless

Jae Park

He has league average stats while relegated to the bench, and set to play as a spot-up shooter point guard who only touches the ball to bring it up to half-court to Harden….

That’s pretty impressive. Imagine if he was given the chance to play to his strengths..he would average well above the league’s average

Kenny D

if u r jeremy harden, jeremy thompson, jeremy curry, etc, then u r not average,u r a star. if u r jeremy lin, u r average. get real folks. this is all bullshit, these bitch ass haters are jealous because lin can play.

Kenny D

haha, he is now average? back then, haters were saying he is a D-league player. now he is average, thats a hugh upgrade. if mcfuk didn’t bench lin due to hate, he would of been a starting pg. he was a good starting pg in NY and he improved alot, why is he not good enough to be a starter now ? don’t tell me he is inconsistent , ( give me another player that is consistent in scoring playing 10 to 40 minutes a game.) if lin gets harden’s shot attempt per game, he can easily score 20+, do the math.
Just admitted, u hate the kid. jealous???

Ken

i don’t hate the kid, i’m chinese even so i’m happy he’s in the league. i just speak the truth man.

Kenny D

gtfo, with the chinese nonsense ,

Ken

lol why u so mad bro

Denzel Boksingero

You surely hate the kid, uncritically accepting as truth lies, biases, and questionable “facts” about Jeremy.

Ken

are u saying there aren’t fan boys who are delusional about his talent? there’s a guy on this thread who’s trying to say he’s a top 10 PG…!

Dan Cohen

I would’ve given you a tad bit of respect if you had said he is *above* average because it at least show you aren’t a hater and know what you are talking about.
To say he is average shows you are a hater or doesn’t know anything about bball because you are chinese.. .. you know what’s average? 10 and 5.. is average. but he is able to get 12 and 4 even when getting ‘marginalized’ or not playing to his strength… he has been geting 13 and 6 when he starts when he is ‘raw’.

Dominique Jones

You are Chinese as much as the knock off LV bag made in China. Don’t fool yourself thinking that you are a truth teller.

Smith A

LOL

webattorney

I give you that stat wise he’s around an average player right now. But you have to take into account his situation. I think in the system which is fair and accountable, Lin can be anywhere between slightly above average to possibly an All Star PG. However, I believe his higher potential lies as a PG, not SG. Lin does not have the mentality of SG, because he has a “pure heart” when it comes to playing BB.

AlOha44

Jeremy Lin would thrive in an Uptempo, Fast Breakin’, Open Court, Flow into Motion, Picks, Penetration, Slashing, Kick to Curry or Thompson, Pressure Defense, Up and Down, Freely Subbed using depth, TYPE OF GAME. Sounds just like Kerr is planning.

The more players who can athletically run the court, handle the rock, execute, and score the hoop, the better. Add to it the story of Homey comes back Home and plays Big in the Biggest Games, and it all makes sense. Jeremy is way overpaid. Good for him. He never would have gotten his payday and become a National Phenom if Keith Smart had anything to do with it. Notso didn’t get his name because he could spot someone who can help your Team, and is right under your nose. U know the guy you watch in practice everyday.

The only way to afford help is to clear Salary. Salary that is about to become dead weight would be best while they still have some value.

Augustus Grenville

Dubs owner Joe Lacob and GM Bob Myers should read this article first before trading for Jeremy Lin.

If we talk basketball only, Lin’s cap hit is 8.3 million. Remember he was a backup and was not played to his strength (as pick and roll PG), but somehow he still managed to get 13/4, so putting him as a starting PG and occasionally draw a few pick-N-roll plays he can easily give you something like 17/6 (even assuming his game does not improve). His D is also very under-rated. He may run into bad match up once in a while but he also shuts down many PG. So 8.3 mil may not be the best bargain but that’s not bad at all.

If we talk business. His high marketability will pay off that 15 mil very easily.

Earl

Lin would be a backup here. No way he starts over Curry.

Dan Cohen

Of course.. no way he will start over curry.. curry is too lethal 3 pts shooter.

But I think gettingfat is talking about somewhere else and not the warriors

Smith A

Exactly! Haters like to put words in other people’s mouth.

Fitzroy

I don’t know where this rumor of the Golden State Warriors trading for Jeremy Lin is coming from and if the source is reliable or not. Lin plays as a backup point guard behind Patrick Beverley who has the trust and confidence of the Houston Rockets’ coaching staff led by Kevin McHale because of his defense.
But ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said in the last 12 hours that the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Warriors continue to discuss the trade for Kevin Love.
Windhorst said the Warriors remain determined to acquire Love because the Warriors management and coaching staff believes that a Stephen Curry/Kevin Love dynamic duo will definitely get the attention of Lebron James who chose free agency after the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
The Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, the Boston Celtics, the Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers are all interested in acquiring Kevin Love.
But according to Bleacher Reports’ Ric Bucher, Kevin Love said he prefers to be traded to the Golden State Warriors.

Hell no. Lin would be “stunted” in GSW like he was in the Rockets. Steve Kerr isn’t fond of Lin, and GSW already has a starter PG. Lin would be relegated to the bench with limited minutes like he was in the Rockets.

Lin needs to go to a team where he’ll be starting and given full minutes and free reign to create his offense. The guy thrives when he gets to handle the ball, not relegated to some corner spot-up shooter like he was in the Rockets.

There is no question that Curry is better than Lin and that Lin should be his backup. But I firmly believe Lin will surpass Curry after 12 months from now, as far as offense (but absolutely NOT if he’s stuck with the Rockets for one more season).

Of course Lin is a much better defender and continues to get better. Overall he’s a bit above average defender now (not bad at all) – just like Beverley** – but he’s one of the better defensive minded “PG” in the league who had been playing as a marginalized SG for the most part.

** That’s right. Don’t let the Rockets propaganda fool you like some pundits. The Rockets wanted to prevent a PG controversy when they benched Lin.

KnicksFan

YES!!!! Sign and Trade and Knicks will send you Melo and take Lin, Parsons ( or some other players) and some draft picks. .. both teams get something they want, we might even send you some of our other guards ( JR Smith? , or some of our young bunch, we got a ;lot of guards)…. You guys get Melo, we get some talent, Draft picks and some salary cap relief ( somehow) and the Knicks should make this happen. I wanted Asik, but you already traded him. BRING BACK LINSANITY… and lets have another NY-Houston Finals!!!………………….Otherwise send him to Minneapolis and get kevin Love

KnicksFan

OK geniuses… how do we do a 3 way trade where Melo goes to Houston, and knicks get some talent, and GSW gets some talent…..Knicks keep cap flexibility for 2015….draft picks and some talent…. Everyone comes out ahead….. Melo can get 5 year deal ( but not max contract) with an option to opt out after year 3 and or 4..maybe Melo belongs at GS?

Jeremy Lin is true All Star of NBA. Linsanity 2.0 is returns.
Jeremy Lin is gooder basketball player than Kevin Durant or Lebron James.
Jeremy Lin score 38 points against Lakers on Febrary 10 and score 38 points against Spurs on December 10.
Jeremy Lin most best educated NBA player because he from Harvard graduate.
Many NBA players no college education so no smart brains.
Jeremy Lin best basketball player and also Hollywood actor because he made movie name is “Linsanity the Movie” make good profit.
Jeremy Lin can be Hollywood action actor because he 6’3″ and 200 pounds.
Jeremy Lin can be Hollywood drama actor because he handsome face also.

I don’t believe Melo is a target for Houston unless LeBron comes with him, and that looks highly doubtful. Melo is not a Morey type of player. Love definitely is. I hope we don’t help Houston acquire Love. That would basically be conceding a spot ahead of us in the playoffs for the next 4-5 seasons.

I was bored with basketball because of the Big Miami three, lockout etc until Linsanity happened. made me realize that success through hard work can still happen in the present environment of the NBA then with all the star-team-ups and greed. Somehow the boredom has returned. I need another dose of Linsanity. Hope he goes to a team where he won’t be deferring a lot and more like himself. GSW will be Rockets Part 2. I think he should go to Orlando or Philadelphia or the Lakers where he can start again.

if i was selfish, i would like Lin to play for GSW, so i would have more reasons to see a game in person. but for more playing time, Lin should go elsewhere. …. anywhere but the Rockets.

ginia mabanta

Hi, may i ask why you guys said kerr doesnt like Lin? Steve kerr really doesnt strike me as a guy who would be bias/unfair to anyone, just asking because i dont know that he thinks negatively on jlin’s ability.

Also, I say no to Knicks S&T coz its still unclear how they will fair next season and also no to GSW for him either coz although i don’t care much if he starts, but his playing minutes as PG would be reduced there significantly (worst than in rockets) coz curry is healthy and can go play for 35+Min on the court.

I noticed jlin started sucking months after he was traded (injury and recovery from surgery) up to 2013,I think it went on for a year.

I noticed thou that he has picked up his game since Oct/Nov 2013, at least he has been consistent for 6 months now, I think that is a positive sign that he is back to playing in NBA standards, I just hope though that he wont get injured and operated again.

Guys do u have any realistic trade scenarios for him?
And also, where do you think he can be traded where his skillset will be utlized? A contendee team should be swell no? I hope next year he goes to San Antonio, wont Jeremy fit there like an old glove? No dramatic superstars, has a great system and coach and their game is just all about basketball.

ginia mabanta

Hi, may i ask why you guys said kerr doesnt like Lin? Steve kerr really doesnt strike me as a guy who would be bias/unfair to anyone, just asking because I dont know.

Also, I think it wont be ideal for him to go back to the knicks because its still unclear how they will fair next season, and also no to GSW for him either coz although i don’t care much if he starts, but his playing minutes as PG would be reduced there significantly (worst than in rockets) coz curry is healthy and can go play for 35+Min on the court.

I noticed jlin started sucking months after he was traded (injury and recovery from surgery) up to 2013, I think it went on for a year.

I noticed thou that he has picked up his game since Oct/Nov 2013, at least he has been consistent for 6 months now, isnt that is a positive sign that he might be back to playing NBA standards? I just hope though that he wont get injured and get operated again.

Guys do u have any realistic trade scenarios for him?

And also, where do you think he can be traded where his skillset can be utlized?

A contender team would be cool!

I really hope next year he goes to San Antonio, wont Jeremy fit there like an old glove? No dramatic superstars, has a great system and coach and their game is just all about basketball. Not to mention he likes threading the ball to whoever is open, isn’t that basic spurs philosophy? I would really prefer him to go there after his 15mil salary contract expires.